Internet Addiction Support Group
This community is for people who believe they are addicted to the Internet and would like support. Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is a theorized disorder coined by Ivan Goldberg, M.D., in 1997. It is compared to pathological gambling. Whether the Internet is causing significant stress and impairment in your life, or you would like to reduce your usage of the Internet,...
im a college freshmen. for the past few years netflix and other apps on my phone has been a constant in my life. i know most people in my generation are always on their phones, or at least thats the stereotypes, but for me most of the time im at home, my phone is in my hand and my eyes are guled to netflix. its sad that a part of me is proud at the same time the other part is ashamed that i managed to finish almost five seasons of one show in 12 days. than I tell my friends they say "nice" or "great job" i know its a problem but i cant stop. and of course i mostly dont want to, because when i feel stressed, i watch netflix, when i feel sad or upset, i watch netflix and when i feel happy, i watch netflix. It has become a cycel of the weekdays: do very little school work, watch a few eps. feel very upset that i havent doe any school work, watch more netflix. there really isn't any question here, I just wanted to share how im feel to some people that might see it differantly than my friends. (sorry for the spelling)
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A tree outside where I live is dying, seemingly from dog urine----with the bully in my building going out his way to not only have his dog urinate there but to have the dog urinate on the fence and sign I bought to try save the tree----and then slide the sign under my apt door.Turns out that was a TRIGGER for me----bullying and humialtion right out of high school. I didn't realize it at the...
As long as it doesn't interfer with your school grades....and as long as you dont get diabetes or high blood pressure from no exercize.
At age 58, i've survived people who were born the same year as me---a couple died from pancreatic cancer or diabetes from junk food and no exercize.
Kinda wonder if your friends are being sarcastic when they say nice/great job.
You might also wonder what else you could spend your money on than netflix; even hunting for used videos at pawn shops/farmers markets might help.and give you something concrete for your money.
There's also the attitude change re that you are making everyone connected with netflix richer, while you get poorer....netflix tv/movie makers are among the one percent privleged rich.
A lot of times i can find a whole season of a tv show, on used dvds, for under five dollars, and be able to fast forward so i get through a season in a day; half.com has lots of video bargains.